U.S. Bancorp. (USB) Stock Up 0.23%: Is It a Good Investment?

At the time of writing, U.S. Bancorp. [USB] stock is trading at $48.03, up 0.23%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The USB shares have gain 2.19% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 4.73%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

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From an analyst’s perspective:

U.S. Bancorp. [NYSE: USB] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on September 30, 2024, when Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to a Overweight and also boosted its price target to $57 from $54. Previously, JP Morgan downgraded its rating to Neutral on June 27, 2024, and kept the price target unchanged to $43.50. On April 18, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Mkt Perform and revised its price target to $45 on the stock. HSBC Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy and increased its price target to $53 on March 28, 2024. Compass Point upgraded its rating to a Buy and raised its price target to $49 on March 22, 2024. Stephens downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight for this stock on December 20, 2023. In a note dated December 15, 2023, Robert W. Baird downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock but restated the target price of $52.

For the past year, the stock price of U.S. Bancorp. fluctuated between $30.47 and $50.47. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $55.26 within the next 12 months. U.S. Bancorp. [NYSE: USB] shares were valued at $48.03 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 15.05% based on the average USB price forecast.

Analyzing the USB fundamentals

According to U.S. Bancorp. [NYSE:USB], the company’s sales were 41.90B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 2.31% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 1.0% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.03%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.22%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.18%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.01, Equity is 0.1 and Total Capital is 0.0. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.33.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 47.58 points at the first support level, and at 47.14 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 48.31, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 48.60.

Ratios To Look Out For

It is important to note that U.S. Bancorp. [NYSE:USB] has a current ratio of 0.67. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.79, the price to book ratio is 1.44 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 14.71.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Richard Jodi L, Vice Chair, that happened on Oct 18 ’24 when 25000.0 shares were sold. Vice Chair, Kotwal Shailesh M completed a deal on Oct 17 ’24 to sell 35000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Richard Jodi L bought 25000.0 shares on Oct 18 ’24.

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